he did this as a candidate and say on one hand yes, america has a history of history and it segregation about on the other he was a prime example of the progress made. another great example is a three times dimensions race during the inaugural race. you talks about those of us who felt the lash of the web that was a reference to slavery. he talked about segregation at one point and finally he talked about his father. he might not have been able to sit at a restaurant in washington d.c. decades ago because of his race. he was right about that. on certain level sometimes he plays history professor and chief nine just commander in chief and imparts a real lesson but for the most part he has tried to stay away from racial matters which is very impact on the african-american community especially in terms of public policy. >> there was a recent flap disclosed in a new book by two journalists called game change, the book which revealed a private conversation and harry reid had, the senate democratic leader. especially back gain obama, as saying this was a match your view calling him the fact h